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Author: Jennifer
High School English Teacher, Teacher Consultant with Northstar of Texas Writing Project, 2010 TCTELA High School Teacher of the Year, 2011 NCTE High School Teacher of Excellence
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? Fantasy Hybrids, If That’s a Thing
I’ve been reading several different novels and works of nonfiction since my last update, but I wanted to share just a … More
Feedback for Large Classes: New Ideas for the High School Writing Teacher
Photo Credit When I first interviewed for my job 14 years ago, the interviewing principal told me something like, “Our … More
Time for Poetry: Entering the Conversation about a Poem, Example
Last week I explained the third response my students made to their chosen poems. Today I want to show you … More
Book Review: Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
A few months ago, I wrote a post for the It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? meme, and I seemed a … More
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